Education
Born in Aracaju, Sergipe, Tom graduated from Portuguesa"s youth categories, and was promoted to the first-team squad in 2011, acting initially as a backup to Wéverton, Lúcio and Bruno. He remained as a third-choice for the following year.
Born in Aracaju, Sergipe, Tom graduated from Portuguesa"s youth categories, and was promoted to the first-team squad in 2011, acting initially as a backup to Wéverton, Lúcio and Bruno. He remained as a third-choice for the following year.
Tom made his first-team debut on 24 March 2013, starting in a 1–1 draw at Santacruzense for the Paulista Série A2 championship. However, he only appeared in a further more match during the winning campaign, and in the year"s Brasileirão, he was again third-choice. In 2014, Tom was promoted to second-choice goalkeeper, only behind Glédson.
He made his professional debut on 9 February 2014, coming on in the 18th minute of a 4–0 home routing over Linense, as the latter suffered an injury.
On 23 November 2015 Tom was released.